On Saturday, December 20, the renovated Schelmentoren will be festively opened with the open-air performance Hier brandt het licht (Here the light burns).
The Social Safety approach was officially extended to Heerlen-Zuid yesterday. This approach tackles livability issues at the neighborhood level and behind closed doors in an integrated manner. We take decisive action against nuisance and crime, but also offer appropriate assistance where necessary.
The Province of Limburg is granting a government subsidy of €1.2 million to the municipality of Heerlen for the construction of the Sittard-Avantis cycle route.
On Wednesday, November 19, the municipality of Heerlen and the Heerlen police conducted thorough inspections of six properties in the Grasbroek, Musschemig, and Schandelen (GMS) neighborhoods.
On Saturday, October 25, 2025, we planted the last 30 trees in the memorial forest on Govert Flinckstraat. This also marked the official opening of the memorial forest. We planted 125 trees, all of which have already been adopted.
Last week, Mayor Wever closed a house on Hoofdstraat in Hoensbroek on the basis of the sanctions policy for (illegal) sex establishments, escort agencies, and home prostitution. The illegal sex establishment was discovered by employees of the Intervention Team who came across it via an online sex advertisement.
